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ITV Dancing On Ice star Regan - welcomed her first child earlier this year. She admitted: “My beautiful Blake Sunshine has made my world it seems incredible she has only been here for 6 weeks, I feel like she has been here forever. .

What could the future possibly hold for an artist if they have grown too comfortable with success? If they have stayed put in that snug place of glory, but the times have moved on fast without them? These are the hefty considerations at the heart of “Paint,” a slight comedy that sadly embraces neither the worthwhile questions that surround its central premise nor the story’s dark humor potential.That’s too bad, because writer-director Brit McAdams’ narrative feature debut is rooted in a genuinely fascinating subject that apparently served as an inspiration for “Paint.” McAdam’s muse is Bob Ross, a real-life American public television mainstay of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Being the host of a successful PBS show called “The Joy of Painting” during that time, Ross built a loyal audience who loved and were mesmerized by his soothing voice, and even haunted by his creative process and ease with a brush, as Ross slowly created his art in front of curious eyes, narrating it softly and philosophically.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Carl Nargle (Owen Wilson), the amusingly ironic hero of “Paint” (ironic because, as we discover, he’s about as far from heroic as you can get), hosts a one-man instructional painting show that gets broadcast live out of the PBS station in Burlington, Vermont. Each afternoon, Carl appears on camera for one hour, puffing on his pipe, holding his brushes and palette as he dashes off an oil painting of a local wilderness setting (snowy mountains, twilight vistas, trees), explaining all the while, in the unruffled monotone of a stoned hypnotist, how you too can get to a “special place” just by painting what’s in your heart. Carl himself seems nearly as much of an art object as his canvases of Mt. Mansfield, the Vermont peak he has begun to paint with OCD frequency. He wears the same denim Western shirts, fuzzy beard and ash-blond Afro that he’s been sporting since 1979. He’s a relic: the landscape painter as Fred Rogers for adults, a kind of soft-rock guru from the age when men were Mellow. The biggest TV celebrity in Burlington, he thinks he’s on top of the world, but he’s about to come tumbling down.

Justin Bieber sold his catalog to Hipgnosis for $200 million, the largest deal for any artist in his generation. McLaughlan most certainly received less than the $500 million Bruce Springsteen pocketed in his catalog sale to Sony, but the deal nevertheless reflects the continued appetite for music rights.The flood of sales reflects wholesale changes in the music industry that make it more difficult for performers to earn from releasing recordings amid the shift to streaming.

What if genial TV painter Bob Ross was actually a serial philanderer with an obsessive need to be accepted by the art community? This seems, on paper, like an interesting concept for a film. Considering that Ross has enjoyed a revitalization during the pandemic, perhaps now is the time to interrogate his life and legacy.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company has reached a new stage of its evolution in streaming and will consider “on occasion” licensing some titles to third parties.

For the first time, Bob Iger is speaking out and addressing the ongoing battle between the company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He also answered a frankly bizarre question about the company’s so-called “woke agenda,” both with the kind of poise and composure that made him such a favorite of his employees as well as the shareholders, during the Disney Shareholders meeting.“Let me if you don’t mind let me address this issue which I haven’t really done much publicly. But I’d love the opportunity just to put it all in perspective.

Bob Iger is back, debonaire, relaxed, articulate and talking up Disney IP via video in front of Walt Disney Word, where the company appears to have outmaneuvered Ron DeSantis for control. He also fianlly spoke his mind on the simmering feud, telling the company’s virtual annual shareholder meeting today that the governor’s apparent “retaliation” against Disney for exercising a right to free speech “is not only anti-business, but anti-Florida,” given the jobs, taxes, resources and revenue Disney provides the state.

A former charity boss has been charged with fraud, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

Ye and his bae. Kanye West and Bianca Censori are going strong after having a wedding ceremony in January.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Veteran film producer Bob Yari (“Crash”) and music executive turned content maker Marvin Peart have formed WonderHill Studios, a film and production entity that will also offer independent theatrical distribtuion.  Yari and Peat privately raised equity for the new company, for which they will serve as co-founders and co-CEOs. The label will also dabble in film acquisitions and rights sales to foreign territories.  “WonderHill Studios is eager to fill a crucial hole within the theatrical and television space, while also focusing on diversity in cinema and television in front and behind the camera. We are dedicated to building a diverse C-suite, and delivering quality independent films to the theatrical marketplace,” Yari said. 

Nathan Ake insists the Manchester City squad are getting used to playing three at the back amid Pep Guardiola’s recent tactical change.

New recruit police officers get a baptism of fire in the Belfast force for BBC One drama series Blue Lights, set to become the latest must-watch show. Sian Brooke stars as social-worker-turned-rookie-cop Grace Ellis - but she won't be the only familiar cast member to viewers as the cast is packed with actors you'll recognise. But where have you seen them before? From Game Of Thrones to Doctor Foster and Vikings, here's where the cast have popped up in recent years...

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed the first of three rounds of layoffs is starting this week as the company looks to reduce its workforce by about 7,000 employees.

Bonjour, Insiders. Jesse Whittock with you as another busy week in entertainment land draws to a close. Max and I were in Lille France for Series Mania for most of it, where encountered everything from Hollywood stars to raging rioters. Read on and sign up for the newsletter here.

Victoria Alonso was overwhelmed.   The veteran Marvel Studios executive and producer of the nominated film “Argentina, 1985” was stopped on the red carpet, posing for photographers assigned to capture top executives on Hollywood’s big night. But something shocked her.   “Look at this! Two women!” Alonso said of the female photographers hired for the gig (as in most corners of Hollywood, women are outnumbered by men on the photo line). Emotional, Alonso insisted the pair put down their cameras and pose for a photo with her in front of a giant Oscar statuette. As they all smiled, she told them, “We’ve worked so hard to get here, and we’re not going anywhere.”  

Nathan Henry is set to appear on the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity Australia.The Geordie Shore star, 32, is reportedly set to jet off to South Africa, where the reality TV show is filmed, in a matter of weeks, after landing the "huge opportunity". An insider said Nathan, who joined the cast of MTV's Geordie Shore in 2011, "really wants" to do the show and it's came at the perfect time for the reality star.

North West has been spending more time with her dad’s ‘wife.’ The 9-year-old was spotted arriving at church in Los Angeles with her father Kanye West, and his boo Bianca Censori. The father-daughter duo had the same expression towards the paparazzi as Censori greeted a friend.Kanye and Censori wore matching black leather looks. She had a very interesting handbag that looked like it was attached to a leather glove. North rocked long green braids, a black t-shirt, shorts, high school, and cool sneakers.Kardashians at the Met Gala: All their looks from 2013 to 2022Watch the 10 Best Celebrity TikToks of the Week: Martha Stewart, Selena Gomez, Kris Jenner, and moreKim Kardashian’s 9-year-old son excited to meet Lionel MessiThe sighting comes after a source told Entertainment TonightKim Kardashian is “fine” with Censori being around their kids.

Benji Madden, Cameron Diaz dated a slew of Hollywood A-listers including Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez, but it's safe to say nobody else compared to the rockstar in the blonde bombshell's eyes.Cameron, 50, even revealed to Harper's Bazaar that she could have never imagined walking down the aisle after turning 40 if it wasn't for meeting the TV judge: "I didn't think it was something I'd do, and I don't know if I'd have done it if I hadn't met my husband. It was a surprise," she explained.WATCH: Cameron Diaz shows incredibly rare update inside home with Benji MaddenSince tying the knot, the loved-up duo have continued to go from strength to strength, and despite keeping their relationship incredibly private, the musician will occasionally interject with a loved-up tribute to his wife on social media.Keep scrolling to find out everything you need to know about Cameron's husband Benji Madden…Benji, 43, is a successful musician from Maryland, known for being 1/5th of pop-punk Good Charlotte.

Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof exudes the unmistakable rock star aura of her father, the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. At just 26 years old, Tiger Lily has already inherited her father's musical talent and is making waves in the music industry. Now living in Fremantle, Australia, Tiger Lily is flourishing in her career as a musician. Born Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, she was always known as Tiger Lily but today prefers to use the name Heavenly.  Tiger Lily is now living in Freemantle in AustraliaHer life down under is a paradise of surfing, meditation, and yoga - a world away from the gritty London drugs scene that killed both her mother in 2000 and her half-sister Peaches, who also died of a heroin overdose aged 25 in 2014.Last month, the young singer-songwriter quietly released her debut album, Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown - a tongue-in-cheek title borrowed from a magazine headline.On the album notes she writes: "Most of the songs are about my sister Peaches who I lost as a teenager so singing them aloud felt very potent but my band always made me feel held.